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The 1957 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1957 college football season. In their second year under head coach Wade Walker, the team compiled an overall record of 6–2–1, with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC.[1]

APNo. 14
Record6–2–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Headcoach
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1957 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 14
Record6–2–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1956
1958 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Auburn $7001000
No. 7 Ole Miss501911
No. 14 Mississippi State421621
No. 17 Florida421621
No. 13 Tennessee430830
Vanderbilt331532
LSU440550
Georgia Tech341442
Georgia340370
Tulane150280
Alabama161271
Kentucky170370
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The Maroons finished the season ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since 1942 and would not finish another season ranked until 1974. Head coach Wade Walker was named SEC Coach of the Year.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Memphis State*W 10–6[3]
October 5at TennesseeL 9–1425,000[4]
October 12Arkansas State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 47–1312,000[5]
October 19at FloridaW 29–2040,000[6]
October 26at AlabamaW 25–1328,000[7][8]
November 2TulaneW 27–627,000[9]
November 9at No. 3 AuburnNo. 17L 7–1543,000[10]
November 16at LSUNo. 12W 14–653,000[11]
November 30No. 7 Ole MissNo. 13
T 7–735,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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